9:31 AM,
Nov. 1, 2013

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Of the casualties thus far in the fall TV season - NBC's "Ironside" reboot, CBS's "We Are Men" dudefest, etc. - only one has been a surprise. Though not canceled, "Parks and Recreation" has been severely wounded, wiped from NBC's Thursday night schedule and put on hiatus until 2014, sub for a pair of back-to-back airings in mid-November.

Many have speculated the reason for clearing the critically-acclaimed but little-watched comedy from the slate once known as "Must-See TV" was to provide the Sean Hayes vehicle, "Sean Saves the World," with a more powerful lead-in. The Peacock is likely ...